What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Most of the students think stress can do harm       them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even       his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually        that someone turns to psychological (心理的)doctors because of heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.

On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. They       stress can produce momentum(动力）in the end. For them, right attitude and action can reduce stress and make it        . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to an ideal        for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born to a poor family, I deeply knew        was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future.        the saying goes, “no pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up(达到标准） to my mom’s expectation and go to college       . Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.

Overall, stress is not a bad thing in       . The key is how we deal with it.

1.A. for           B. in           C. to           D. of

2.A. began with    B. showed off    C. gave up      D. cheered for

3.A. wonder        B. decide       C. promise       D. hear

4.A. doubt        B. believe       C. disagree       D. forget

5.A. useful        B. difficult      C. strange        D. terrible

6.A. company      B. college       C. factory        D. f arm

7.A. life          B. spirit         C. opinion        D. silence

8.A. Then         B. But          C. As            D. Or

9.A. quietly       B. wildly        C. specially       D. successfully

10.A. himself      B. myself       C. itself           D. herself

In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his  16   .His music was so great that many people put money into his   17   .The next day, the young artist came to the   18   place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put   19   on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  20   .Please come to get it soon.”   21   about half an hour, a(an)   22   man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked   23   , “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.

The violinist   24   a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist   25   it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you   26   play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “   27    I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so   28   . But being   29   should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may   30    in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

完形填空：（一）（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳项填入文中空白处。

Computer games are very popular. It is natural for people to want to _1___ , so playing against a computer or against a friend on the computer can be __2__to stop. “ Just one more game, ” often turns into another game, then another.

Computer games do have their _3__. They are excellent for training hand or eye coordination(协调).Surgeons (外科医生)_4____played computer games as children are often skilled. Computer games can __5__ be great for teaching students. The students are open to learning while playing. They can study for longer than a teacher would be able to teach.

But like anything __6__ in life, things should be balanced.(平衡).Too much time on the computer can _7__ your eyes. Regular breaks are needed. If students cannot _8__ playing computer games, they won’t do as well in other areas in their life—not just schoolwork, but in developing important social skill such as how to talk with people and how to work with others. And if they are no longer taking regular exercise, __9___ health will become worse.

Computer games have their place, __10___people must also remember it is important to have a balanced lifestyle.

New York is one of (A)_______ (excite) cities in the world.
You might want to do some shopping in New York. Fifth Avenue is probably New York’s most famous shopping street, but if you go, be prepared to “window shop” only. This is shopping for the rich. There are other, less expensive shopping areas（区域）nearby, and you’ll soon (B)come across famous stores such as Bloomingdales, Macy’s and FAO Schwartz.
And if you’ve brought your rollerblades, then a visit to Central Park is a must. This is a large, open park right in the middle of Manhattan, but if you thought that people came here to relax, sits down for a few minutes and get away from the rush of New York life, then you’d be wrong. Nobody sits in Central Park: they run, jog（慢跑）, and most of all they rollerblade.
When you leave New York, you might be tired, even poor and overweight, but the one thing you won’t be is bored!   
【小题1】用（A）处所给单词的适当形式填空。（A）_________________________
【小题2】根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（B）的中文含义
【小题3】Why would you probably only “window shop” in Fifth Avenue?
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【小题4】What is Bloomingdales?
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【小题5】What don’t people do in Central Park?
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